Three Harford County Organizations Awarded Nearly $420K To Assist With Opioid Epidemic

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BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) — Three organizations successful Harford County person been awarded astir $420,000 successful authorities backing to assistance assistance with the opioid epidemic successful the fiscal twelvemonth 2022.

“We don’t ever cognize erstwhile individuals with substance usage upset whitethorn beryllium unfastened to attraction earlier the grip of addiction takes power again,” County Executive Barry Glassman said. “Together with our assemblage partners, we are moving to marque assistance disposable whenever and wherever idiosyncratic mightiness turn. I would similar to convey the Maryland Opioid Operational Command Center and Gov. Hogan for this backing to proceed our lifesaving efforts.”

Below are the organizations awarded:

Addiction Connections Resource – $129,052
Klein Family Harford Crisis Center – $126,811
Harford County’s Department of Community Services – $161,112

Maryland officials on said the covid-19 pandemic and its repercussions of unemployment, isolation, interrupted attraction and betterment meetings, stress, grief, and slump were large contributing factors to an 18.7 percent summation successful overdoses statewide and a 12.7 percent summation successful the cardinal portion successful 2020.

Harford County saw a 1.4 percent summation — the lowest among the “Big 7” Maryland counties.

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